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单词 chancre
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Definition of chancre in English:

chancre

noun ˈʃaŋkə
Medicine
  • A painless ulcer, particularly one that develops on the genitals in venereal disease.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Primary syphilis is most often associated with a single, painless chancre, although it can manifest in other ways (i.e., multiple chancres, painful papules or ulcers, or no lesions).
    • The first symptom to appear is a painless chancre at the point of the microbe's entry - it is in contact with these chancres that transmission occurs.
    • Secondary syphilis develops several weeks to months after the chancre appears.
    • The subject developed, firstly, the typical gleet of gonorrhoea, then went on to produce a chancre and then the manifestations of secondary syphilis.
    • In addition to leprosy, foreigners seeking work permits are now required to be tested for tuberculosis and the sexually transmitted diseases syphilis, chlamydia and chancres.
    Synonyms
    sore, ulceration, open sore, abscess, boil, carbuncle, pustule, blister, cyst, gumboil, wen

Origin

Late 16th century: from French, from Latin cancer 'creeping ulcer'.

 
 

Definition of chancre in US English:

chancre

noun
Medicine
  • A painless ulcer, particularly one developing on the genitals as a result of venereal disease.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Secondary syphilis develops several weeks to months after the chancre appears.
    • Primary syphilis is most often associated with a single, painless chancre, although it can manifest in other ways (i.e., multiple chancres, painful papules or ulcers, or no lesions).
    • In addition to leprosy, foreigners seeking work permits are now required to be tested for tuberculosis and the sexually transmitted diseases syphilis, chlamydia and chancres.
    • The first symptom to appear is a painless chancre at the point of the microbe's entry - it is in contact with these chancres that transmission occurs.
    • The subject developed, firstly, the typical gleet of gonorrhoea, then went on to produce a chancre and then the manifestations of secondary syphilis.
    Synonyms
    sore, ulceration, open sore, abscess, boil, carbuncle, pustule, blister, cyst, gumboil, wen

Origin

Late 16th century: from French, from Latin cancer ‘creeping ulcer’.

 
 
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